The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
It’s been a very busy time at South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club and with competition in full swing, members enjoyed a skills and drills two-hour training session with European medalist/Olympic swimmer Sophie Allen.
Organised by head coach Callum Lawson, Sophie spent time, both in and out of the water with swimmers and volunteer coaches.
She has retired from competitive swimming and now brings her skills to the Spalding-based club.
Sophie has her Elite Sports Academy Swim Clinic organised for next Wednesday at Spalding for anyone aged 9-16. To book a place email sophieswim92@hotmail.com
Just a week later the athletes had their chance to prove they had all learnt from their recent training experience, at the club’s 31st Tulip Open Meet.
This year’s meet was oversubscribed and attended by visiting clubs Deepings, City of Peterborough, City of Lincoln Pentaqua, Calverton and Bingham, Boston Amateur, Chatteris, Grantham, Lincoln Vulcans and St Ives.
This meet gives some of the younger swimmers a chance to experience a competitive weekend and hopefully gain county qualifying times.
Forty-two sponsors generously donated or gave their time, along with committee members, parents, grandparents, carers, officials and friends. SLCSC would like to thank everyone for their contribution.
This year’s meet produced no fewer than three Top Girl awards for SLCSC, with Dusty Saines (10yrs) Emily McCann (13yrs) and Alice Gowing (15yrs) claiming victory in their age groups.
Will Swain
Luke Elliott
Whilst the girls enjoyed the glory at the Spalding site, South Lincs boys enjoyed success at Corby at the Midland Youth Championships.
In the freestyle finals, Will Swain (15 yrs) placed third in 100m, fifth in 200m, sixth in 50m and eigth in 400m.
Luke Elliott (16yrs) was second in the 100m backstroke, third in 50m backstroke and 200m backstroke, fourth in 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle, fifth in 200m freestyle and 400m individual medley finals, winning Top Male Award in the 16yr age group.
Calvin Wilson (16yrs) was fourth in the 200m IM final and Tom Mitchell (17yrs) was seventh in the 50m backstroke and tenth in the 400m IM finals.
